BOB LANIER TO ASSIST DAVID STERN: The NBA announced the
following moves and promotions yesterday: Hall of Famer BOB
LANIER was named Special Assistant to Commissioner DAVID
STERN; HEIDI UEBERROTH was named to Senior VP/Int'l TV &
Business Development; GREGG WINIK was named Senior
VP/Programming & Exec Producer; HORACE BALMER was named
Senior VP/Security; BILL DAUGHERTY was named Senior
VP/Business Development; JOEL LITVIN was named Senior VP &
General Counsel; KEN ADELSON was named VP/Production; former
NBAer MIKE BANTOM was named VP/Attractions and CHRIS BRIENZA
was promoted to VP/Sports Media Relations (NBA).
OTHER MOVES: Falcons Dir of PR CHARLIE TAYLOR resigned
Monday after 12 years with the team. Taylor "did not say he
was forced to leave, but he often felt left out of the loop
by the front office" (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 2/23)....Former
Lifetime TV CEO DOUG MCCORMICK has joined the board of
iVillage.com, the online network focusing on women's issues.
McCormick has his own consulting firm in N.Y. (ELECTRONIC
MEDIA, 2/23)....TX-based Branding Partners promoted DONNA
MATA to Managing Dir (Branding Partners).
